Innovative Approaches to Model Visualization for Integrated Management Systems

Alena Pauliková, Katarína Lestyánszka Škůrková, Lucia Kopilčáková, Antoaneta Zhelyazkova-Stoyanova and Damyan Kirechev ()
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Alena Pauliková: Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia
Katarína Lestyánszka Škůrková: Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia
Lucia Kopilčáková: Independent Researcher, Oakville, ON L6K3A7, Canada
Antoaneta Zhelyazkova-Stoyanova: Faculty of Economics, University of Economics, 77, Kniaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna, Bulgaria

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-26

Abstract: With a growing number of standards and their related requirements for manufacturers and/or service providers, there is a need to simplify their application process. The aim of this article is to propose a simplified implementation of multiple management system standards (MSSs) through visualization management. Results of visualization provide a perspective of interrelatedness of requirements of MSSs, and how they fit in the overall context. The three standards used in this project, defined as a complex triplet of integrated management systems (IMSs), are: Quality (QMS), Environment (EMS) and Event Sustainability (ESMS) Management Standards. Visualization is developed by creating clusters using a program intended for creating small world networks. This step is preceded by the creation of a database in a spreadsheet format for data mining, where the requirements are divided into specific and common ones. The main emphasis will be on facilitating the assessment of synergies. The resulting visualized composed cluster model of selected areas includes the clauses. It is possible to further extend the model by adding other standards, depending on needs of interested parties. In essence, the model is a part of visual process, and it simplifies, speeds up and clarifies managerial decision-making processes related to the implementation of the MSSs.

Keywords: integrated management system (IMS); management system standard (MSS); visualization; quality; environment; event; sustainability; small world network; model; clusters (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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